World Anaesthesia Day and World Spine Day 2026 (16 October)
16 October is World Anaesthesia Day ('Ether Day'), marking 16 Oct 1846, when dentist William T.G. Morton gave the first successful public demonstration of ether…
15 October 2026 – Current Affairs
13 important current affairs of 15 October 2026 for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – full explanation for every item and the day's free quiz below.
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Quiz – 15 October 2026 (Part 1: Q 1–33)Quiz – 15 October 2026 (Part 2: Q 34–65) 
World Food Day 2026 (16 October) – 'Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.'
16 October, the day the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was founded, is World Food Day. The 2026 theme is 'Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.' – with events in…
U23 World Wrestling Championships, Las Vegas: Vishvajit More wins historic Greco-Roman silver
At the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, USA, India's Vishvajit Ramchandra More won silver in the men's Greco-Roman 55 kg category (15 Oct 2026, IST). He…
Oman overtakes US as India's top LNG supplier in September 2026; Nigeria 2nd, US 3rd
According to ship-tracking firm Kpler (IANS, Oct 2026), Oman (585,000 t, 27%) was India's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in September 2026, followed by…
IMF, World Bank and Bank of Thailand release the 'Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services'
The 'Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services', developed jointly by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group and the Bank of…
India's largest integrated phenol–acetone plant opens at Haldia
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on 14 Oct 2026 inaugurated India's largest integrated phenol plant, built for ₹6,000 crore by Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) through a…
Jindal Steel Limited wins worldsteel's 2026 Steelie Award for 'Excellence in People'
The World Steel Association's (worldsteel) 17th Steelie Awards were presented in New Delhi on 12 Oct 2026. Jindal Steel Limited (formerly Jindal Steel & Power – JSPL)…
DRDO successfully tests Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) platform on a live network at Chandipur, Odisha
A fibre-based, scalable Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) platform developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully tested on the live…
Gujarat's Barda Wildlife Sanctuary emerging as a second home for Asiatic lions
According to a PLOS One study by Gujarat Forest Department officials, 'Beyond Gir: Barda Wildlife Sanctuary as a Potential Stronghold for Asiatic Lions' (reported Oct…
Proposed bauxite mine in Odisha's Balda hills threatens the rare Jeypore ground gecko
The Hindu (15 Oct 2026) reported that the Endangered 'Jeypore ground gecko' (Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis) – four individuals – was recorded in the past year in the Balda…
Himachal Pradesh's first battery-integrated solar project opened in Spiti valley
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on 14 Oct 2026 inaugurated the State's first solar project with a battery energy storage system (BESS) at Rongtong near Kaza,…
Centre renames three pension schemes that carried Indira Gandhi's name
While approving the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for 2026–31 on 14 Oct 2026, the Union Cabinet renamed three pension schemes that…
CM Vijay releases Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Ecosystem Scheme – State incentives on top of 'Semicon India 2.0'
CM C. Joseph Vijay released the 'Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Ecosystem Scheme' (policy) at the Secretariat, Chennai, on 15 Oct 2026. It covers the whole value chain – chip…
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